The state granted the waivers due to ‘administrative error’ by the school’s staff. Students who receive the waivers may not be eligible for TOPS.
State grants graduation waivers to 8 Kennedy HS students
KIPP New Orleans eyes takeover of troubled Kennedy HS
After a major graduation scandal, the New Beginnings Schools Foundation is giving up its charters for Kennedy High and Capdau Charter, an elementary school. The KIPP network is interested in taking both over.
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Kennedy HS student says he was unofficially sent home for months, describes what civil rights lawyer calls ‘blatant’ special education violations
Nicole Jones said her son was sent home after Thanksgiving break to learn on a school laptop at home, a placement that may have been done illegally.
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Fewer than half of Kennedy HS seniors who took summer courses now cleared to graduate, board president says
A review found that about 90 seniors from the class of 2019 were found ineligible to graduate. Some have been taking summer courses to graduate before the new school year begins, but only 24 of 53 have been cleared to move on by the state.
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Judge denies request to produce Kennedy HS transcripts; problems at school ‘worse than we thought,’ says plaintiffs’ lawyer
A Louisiana Department of Education employee said New Beginnings was not providing all the documentation needed to certify students. Even students who took summer classes are unsure if they have earned enough credits.
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Kennedy HS lawsuit delayed in ‘shell game’, lawyer says
The hearing will likely be held Tuesday, but students’ lawyer Suzette Bagneris argues time is of the essence as students may be losing scholarships and financial aid opportunities.
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‘I feel like I was robbed’: Kennedy HS graduate questions his class ranking as school recalculates GPAs
The 18-year-old said he was ranked second in his class just weeks before graduation, when he was suddenly knocked down to fourth. He thinks he may have missed out on college scholarships as a result.
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New Beginnings will surrender Kennedy HS, Capdau charters at the end of school year
Orleans Parish Schools Superintendent Henderson Lewis, Jr. said the schools will remain open.
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Kennedy HS has not provided school district required information on grade-fixing, transcript errors, according to warning letter
The district is considering revoking Kennedy’s charter contract.
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State report: Kennedy HS misused credit recovery program, special education services were inadequate
State finds that students were allowed to use remediation software — intended for makeup work after failing a course — to take classes for the first time, appearing to corroborate allegations in a recently filed lawsuit.